Craving a fairy-tale kind of view from high up in the mountains?
Don’t worry, peeps, we have our own Malaysia dreamy landscape here from the top of Gunung Alai, located in Gerik, Perak. Trust me, the view from up here is wow. If you’re wondering how to truly soak in its beauty, I’d suggest hiking up for sunset, camping overnight to catch the Milky Way, and waking up early for a stunning sunrise.
View chaser … this is the spot you don’t want to miss.
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Have you been to the Royal Belum State Park, Gerik, Perak?
I was at Lake Temenggor, Royal Belum State Park in late September last year, my second time visiting this place. Unlike my first visit, the water level was visibly low as the reservoir operator prepared the dam for the unpredictable volume of rain. The water from Lake Temenggor Dam was released to its lowest point in anticipation of the high volume of rainwater from the upcoming monsoon season.
The lake is man-made and constructed along the Perak River. The structure of the Temenggor Dam was completed in 1974. It stretches over 15,200 hectares, submerging valleys, hills and dense rainforest to create the reservoir.
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The aerial view from the peak of Bukit Berekeh during sunrise is grand.
Bring your drone and enjoy the 360-degree view of five (5) hills lined up and surrounded by thick morning clouds aka ‘awan karpet’. The track is not that hard. Based on my ‘relaxing’ hiking experience, the trail should fit for beginner and moderate hikers. The challenge is not the trail but the effort you need to gather and pursue hiking as early as 3 to 4 am, as you need to reach the peak of Bukit Berekeh before the first glimpse of the morning light appears on the horizon.
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I was with my three (3) other travel companions last weekend playing with lights at Taiping, Perak. A short weekend outing to start off our new travel team (we called us the #gengbajetravel). We planned to travel together since God knows … very long time ago … but it always canceled at the very last minute. Excuses after excuses …
Then, we decided to make it happened, by hook or by crook. The weather forecast said that it’ll be raining the whole weekend … oh boy! there goes our plan for sunset, sunrise and Milkyway. We had our backup plan though … if everything failed then we’ll experimenting steel wool photography instead.
We were at Lake Garden Taiping, Perak, Malaysia as early as 4 a.m, praying for a clear sky to shoot Milkyway …but the sky was too cloudy. It was not possible so we headed straight to Plan B, light painting with burning steel wool. I was excited to try something new …
It was fun, experimenting new technique with good companions while listening to the frogs’ orchestra performing live background music. Always … always … always surrounded with good people, am I blessed or am I blessed, alhamdullilah.
The four of us are super crazy. Well, crazy in a good way lol… crazy seeking for something new to uplift our skill. We are very competitive towards each other but our sense of humanity are still strongly intact. I adore friend like that.
People said that your friends are the reflection of you and if that is the case, well … I want to be my friend :-p <— perasan kan?
Steel wool photography is not as hard as I thought it would be. It’s easy to learn. I love the dramatic and artistic effect too and I am officially curious to explore more on this.
I set my camera on manual mode, the speed at 10-15″ and ISO at 250 to 400 accordingly (for those who are curious about the camera setting). Trying to incorporate “ring of fire” onto my landscape in future … just to feed my curiosity on how my landscape image would look like with this additional art.
Gotta go! Cheerios …
MM
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It’s better to know how to learn than to know ~ Dr. Seuss
MATSUDA MASHIMARU 